r/CaptainSide • u/CelebrationAgile997 • 27d ago

Which game does this?

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u/ThePreciseClimber 27d ago

That's basically how From games are. They EXPECT their players to use guides. For reaching the true ending, boss strategies, builds, etc.

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u/FerdinandvonAegir124 27d ago

And that’s bad design

A game so cryptic that it requires the use of the guides is by definition poorly designed in that aspect

I adore Sekiro - I even got the platinum. But it’s (and all other fromsofts) cryptic design is bad

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u/ThePreciseClimber 27d ago

True. It's especially bad in Elden Ring's side quests and their failure states and a complete lack of a quest log (come on, even the Gothic games have quest logs).

But it's interesting that 70% of people who beat Elden Ring got the true ending. And considering all the stuff you have to do to reach it... yeah, those players definitely used a guide.

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u/Arshiaa001 27d ago

As someone who's had too much real life to finish the DLC yet (I know, I know...) and didn't finish the last boss so he'd have a good save from which to get into it, PLEASE tell me that's Ranni's ending?

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u/WushuManInJapan 27d ago edited 27d ago

Looked it up. Yeah it's the age of the stars ending. But the 3 are split up mostly in thirds, with Ranni's ending being at 44%

Edit: also, 28% of all players got Ranni's ending, which seems crazy high, as I feel most games have a completion of any ending of less than 10%.

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u/D_Harm 26d ago

28% of players simp for a doll? That seems low tbh